Back in from 1975 to 1978 I worked for the local Steinway dealer in Rhode Island. We sold other lines of pianos too, but everyday we got parents who were looking for the $$799 loss leader spinet piano we advertised so that their little Johnny or little Mary could start piano lessons. This piano DP 60 is a bargain for that student. I'm sure it beats the old upright piano I learned on upstairs in grandmas tenement back in the early 60s.